Becoming a member of the Ethical Collaboration Community is FREE.  You merely sign an agreement that has three basic principles:

1. We agree to respect our own – and each other’s – intellectual property.
2. We agree that if we help someone, we give our help without strings.
3. We agree that if there are disputes, we will handle them by mediation and arbitration and not go to court.

This is a legal agreement, but it does not impose anything on you unless you CHOOSE to collaborate with someone.  This agreement is how we, as a community, agree to treat each other and collaborate – ethically.